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===liveusb-creator install to a USB-Stick===
* Insert cat-5 wired network cable.
*NOTE: The same Method works with [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads f16 SoaS]
====Download .iso====
:[http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3718102&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas]
*burn CD from Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso file on a Linux Desktop.
====Prepare USB-sticks====
=====1-) '''Target USB-stick'''=====
:On a linux Desktop.
:Format the USB-stick using '''Disk Utility''' a '''2 GB USB-stick''' as" fat 16 label="LIVE"
:Use later after the USB -stick Duplicator is finished to feed it as a '''Target USB-stick'''.

=====2-) '''USB stick Duplicator'''=====
:On a linux Desktop.
:Format the USB-stick using '''Disk Utility''' a 2 partition, '''8 GB USB-stick'''; '''Partition 1''': 3GB fat 16 label="LIVE" (/dev/sdb1); '''Partition 2''': 5 GB fat 32 Label="MyFiles" (/dev/sdc1) 
* Copy the Fedora-17-soas.iso; and Fedora-16-soas.iso into the "My Files" partition when the USB is Mounted on a linux desktop.
:It will appear as a  USB labeled '''MyFiles''' on the Desktop when inserted.
*These .iso files will be selected by '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' GUI as 'Use existing Live CD" [Browse] select as follows: Computer/ (click on'' /''') /Media/MyFiles

====Boot Live CD====
*CD burned from Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso file on a Linux Desktop.
*Sugar Starts; set name and color; goes to (f3) Home screen.
*Start sugar-terminal;
:Change to root terminal - icon on right side of top Bar of sugar-terminal: [#_ ]
 yum install liveusb-creator
:files are downloaded from rawhide repo
:Files Installed 
* Still in root terminal#
 liveusb-creator

====Fedora LiveUSB Creator GUI starts====
[[File:Liveusb-creator-on_Live-USB_writing_another_Live-USB.JPG|500px]]
====In the Fedora LiveUSB Creator GUI====
* '''(Browse)''' select: '''computer/media/MyFiles/Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso'''
:GUI Window will indicate "Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso selected
*('''Target Device)''' Select the correct USB -Created in the Section above (2 GB USB fat16 label="LIVE")
:Hint unplug the target USB disk and Reinsert it you will see it disappear and reappear in the Target Device window and/or in it's drop down menu.
*'''(Persistence Storage)''' to 1765 MB
: Do not use more than this or the install will fail (fat maximum size)
*'''[Create Live USB disk)'''
: In window a message: "warning may need to use command "liveusb-creator --reset-mbr: option"
:Install proceeds
:......
:Complete! (0.08:46)
*hit mouse right button (close) to exit as liveusb-creator GUI has no X button on the  window to exit.
*exit sugar terminal - Hex icon with black square center located on right top corner of terminal window.
*Shut Down SoaS CD - (f3) Home view - Drop down window when you hover over the XO central Avatar.

====Boot new live 2 partition USB disk====
*Boots Sugar from this new Live USB disk.
:If you install liveusb-creator from root terminal on this USB
:'''This SoaS-v7 2 partition Live USB disk can be used as a Duplicator'''
: The .iso file is located On the 2nd Partition of the USB stick: computer/media/MyFiles/Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso is ready to use with liveusb-creator

===dd img Boot Tests in MacBook Pro i7===
:12/16/2011
:satellit_
:4-GB firefly USB disk formatted to fat 16 formatted usb disk (not lba) in gparted prior to dd write

1-)Soas_Coconuts.img

 root terminal#
 dd if=Soas_Coconuts.img of=/dev/sdc bs=2M
 956+0 records in
 956+0 records out
 2004877312 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 414.457 s, 4.8 MB/s

*Boots my Mac Pro as EFI but fails:
 Drops to a debug shell
 can's access tty: job control turned off
 dracut:/#

2-)soas-v6-i686.img
[[Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick#dd_writable_2GB_USB_Soas-v6-Pineapple-USB_.img]]

 root terminal#
 dd if=soas-v6-i686.img of=/dev/sdc bs=2M
 954+0 records in
 954+0 records out
 *2000683008 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 490.293 s, 4.1 MB/s

*No EFI USB boot shown on Mac
*Note: this should be x68-64 version for EFI, I think.
*Boots on ACER ASPIR ONE N450 fine

3-)http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/SoaS-15-1-EFI.img

[[Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick#dd_writable_1_GB_EFI_Boot_.28MAC.29_USB_Soas-v5-Coconut-USB_.img]]

*Boots Fine
;requires a cat5 wired connection; wireless does not work (it is a Mac!)